diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ba4f939..cd0d6ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     needs: release-please
     if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: cachekit-lean
+    env:
+      RUSTUP_HOME: /tmp/rustup
+      CARGO_HOME: /tmp/cargo
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@e97e2d8cc328f1b50210efc529dca0028893a2d9 # stable
-
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@e18b497796c12c097a38f9edb9d0641fb99eee32 # v2
+        run: |
+          rustup toolchain install stable --profile minimal
+          rustup default stable
 
       - name: Run tests before publish
         run: cargo test --features "cachekitio,redis,encryption,l1,macros"